Definitions for lowly
ˈloʊ lilow·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. humble, low, lowly, modest, smalladjective

   low or inferior in station or quality

   "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings"

2. junior-grade, lower-ranking, lowly, petty(a), secondary, subalternadjective

   inferior in rank or status

   "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary"

3. humble, menial, lowlyadjective

   used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)

4. base, baseborn, humble, lowlyadjective

   of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense)

   "baseborn wretches with dirty faces"; "of humble (or lowly) birth"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lowlyadverb

   In a low manner; humbly; meekly; modestly.

2. lowlyadverb

   In a low condition; meanly.

3. lowlyadjective

   Not high; not elevated in place; low.

4. lowlyadjective

   Low in rank or social importance.

5. lowlyadjective

   Not lofty or sublime; humble.

6. lowlyadjective

   Having a low esteem of one's own worth; humble; meek; free from pride.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Lowlyadjective

   Etymology: from low.

   1. Humble; meek; mild.

   Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart. Matt. xi. 29.

   He did bend to us a little, and put his arms abroad: we of our parts saluted him in a very lowly and submissive manner, as looking that from him we should receive sentence of life or death. Francis Bacon, New Atlantis.

   With cries they fill’d the holy fane;
   Then thus with lowly voice Ilioneus began. Dryden.

   The heavens are not pure in his sight, and he charges even his angels with folly; with how lowly a reverence must we bow down our souls before so excellent a being, and adore a nature so much superior to our own. John Rogers, Sermons.

   2. Mean; wanting dignity; not great.

   For from the natal hour distinctive names,
   One common right the great and low’y claims. Alexander Pope.

   3. Not lofty; not sublime.

   For all who read, and reading not disdain,
   These rural poems, and their lowly strain,
   The name of Varus oft inscrib’d shall see. John Dryden, Silenus.

2. Lowlyadverb

   Etymology: from low.

   1. Not highly; meanly; without grandeur; without dignity.

   I will shew myself highly fed, and lowly taught; I know my business is but to the court. William Shakespeare.

   ’Tis better to be lowly born,
   And range with humble livers in content,
   Than to be perk’d up in a glist’ring grief,
   And wear a golden sorrow. William Shakespeare, Henry VIII.

   2. Humbly; meekly; modestly.

   Heav’n is for thee too high
   To know what passes there; be lowly wise:
   Think only what concerns thee, and thy being. John Milton.

   Another crowd
   Preferr’d the same request, and lowly bow’d. Alexander Pope.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lowly

   Lowly generally refers to something or someone of low rank, status, or importance. It can also suggest humility or modesty. In terms of position or status, it can infer someone inferior or subordinate in rank. When referring to conditions or things, it suggests something simple, unpretentious, or basic.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Lowlyadjective

   not high; not elevated in place; low

2. Lowlyadjective

   low in rank or social importance

3. Lowlyadjective

   not lofty or sublime; humble

4. Lowlyadjective

   having a low esteem of one's own worth; humble; meek; free from pride

5. Lowlyadverb

   in a low manner; humbly; meekly; modestly

6. Lowlyadverb

   in a low condition; meanly

7. Etymology: [Low, a. + -ly.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of lowly in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of lowly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of lowly in a Sentence

1. Charles Darwin, The Descent of Man 1871:

   Man with all his noble qualities, with sympathy which feels for the most debased, with benevolence which extends not only to other men but to the humblest living creature, with his god-like intellect which has penetrated into the movements and constitution of the solar system- with all these exalted powers- Man still bears in his bodily frame the indelible stamp of his lowly origin.

2. David Gortler:

   Going back to my Yale days when I was a lowly fellow inside of a molecular biology lab, I had to work with RNA myself, he tells NPR. And RNA is something which is very, very delicate and it can be inactivated, just like — we used to joke — just by looking at it the wrong way.

3. Charles Darwin:

   We must, however, acknowledge as it seems to me, that a man with all his noble qualities...still bears in his bodily frame the indelible stamp of his lowly origin.

4. Jesus Christ:

   Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

5. Lady Marguerite Blessington:

   The vices of the rich and great are mistaken for error; and those of the poor and lowly, for crimes.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=lowly
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Lowly
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=lowly
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lowly